Admissions Criteria That Best Predict Which Applicants Will Successfully Enter the Nursing Profession

Autor/in	Kellner, Marlene F.
Titel	Admissions Criteria That Best Predict Which Applicants Will Successfully Enter the Nursing Profession
Quelle	In: Journal for Leadership and Instruction, 18 (2019) 2, S.8-12 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2475-6032
Schlagwörter	Admission Criteria; Predictor Variables; Nursing Education; Nursing Students; College Admission; Full Time Students; College Entrance Examinations; Scores; Employment Experience; Part Time Students; Student Characteristics; Self Efficacy; Professionalism; Psychological Patterns; Ethics; Resilience (Psychology); Student Motivation; Teamwork; Well Being; Leadership Qualities; ACT Assessment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Admission; Admission procedures; Zulassungsbedingung; Zulassungsverfahren; Zulassung; Prädiktor; Pflegepädagogik; Hochschulzugang; Hochschulzulassung; Vollzeitstudium; Aufnahmeprüfung; Occupational experience; Job experience; Work experience; Berufserfahrung; Part-time students; Teilzeitstudent; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Professionalität; Ethik; Schulische Motivation; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Führungseigenschaft; Assessment; Eignungsprüfung; Eignungstest
Abstract	Currently, a school of nursing in the Northeastern United States is using the Test for Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) examination to help determine which applicants to accept into their nursing programs. To date, there are no statistically significant data to correlate the use of this exam with the selection of applicants who successfully enter the nursing profession. Due to the nursing shortage, limited number of seats available in nursing programs, low nurse retention, and high nursing school attrition rates, it is necessary to use an admissions process designed to select the candidates who are most likely to enter into the nursing profession. The responses to a 33-item survey administered to nurses who graduated from this school of nursing between the years of 2012-2018 (N = 242) provided insight. The responses indicated the most prominent, self-reported, common traits of participants who had successfully entered the nursing profession were that they: have good judgment, are ethical in nature, are professional, complete what they start, admit to their mistakes, are intrinsically motivated, are self-directed, and have a sense of spiritual well-being. A confirmatory factor analysis and latent class analysis were conducted and did not provide additional insight. Additional in-depth research needs to be conducted to validate this quantitative survey for use as a screening tool by admissions officers. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01